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he's got a good line there about mitt romney. he's been ridiculing mitt romney big time. he did it earlier today. now. something he avoided doing dramatically last night. we have a lot more coming up on this. john king is standing by with some analysis of the latest developments and they are dramatic. standby. now, that's what i call a test drive. silverado! the most dependable, longest lasting, full-size pickups on the road. so, what do you think? [ engine revs ] i'll take it. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now during chevy truck month, get 0% apr financing for 60 months or trade up to get the 2012 chevy silverado all-star edition with a total value of $8,000. hurry in before they're all gone! at red lobster. there's so many choices, the guests love it! [ male announcer ] don't miss endless shrimp. try as much as you like, anyway you like. like new teriyaki grilled shrimp for just $14.99! my name is angela trapp, and i sea food differently. ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pad
he's got a good line there about mitt romney. he's been ridiculing mitt romney big time. he did it earlier today. now. something he avoided doing dramatically last night. we have a lot more coming up on this. john king is standing by with some analysis of the latest developments and they are dramatic. standby. now, that's what i call a test drive. silverado! the most dependable, longest lasting, full-size pickups on the road. so, what do you think? [ engine revs ] i'll take it. [ male announcer...
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romney's attack on mr. obama's decision not to visit israel during his first foreign president. >> you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt and saudi arabia and turkey and iraq. and by the way, you skipped israel. >> if we're going to talk about trips that we've taken -- >> reporter: for factory workers in ohio, the flare up over romney's opposition to the auto bailout. >> iran, mr. president. >> no, i am not wrong. >> people will look it up. >> and for military voters in virginia, romney's charge that the size of the navy is at 1917 levels. >> well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military's changed. >> reporter: it was hardly a direct hit for either candidate. as it turns out, every marine still undergoes bayonet training. and the fact checking watchdog blame the president for the current navy fleet levels as pants on fire. now, as for the president's blueprint that he laid out earlier today talking about his second term agenda, we did talk to some senio
romney's attack on mr. obama's decision not to visit israel during his first foreign president. >> you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt and saudi arabia and turkey and iraq. and by the way, you skipped israel. >> if we're going to talk about trips that we've taken -- >> reporter: for factory workers in ohio, the flare up over romney's opposition to the auto bailout. >> iran, mr. president. >> no, i am not wrong. >> people will look it up....
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what about romney? >> i think romney has to talk to those middle class voters who say he doesn't care about or understand my problems. by about a three to one or a two to one margin, the president does better than mitt romney on that. and it's very important, when you have an economy like this, that people believe you care about and understand their problems. this is a perfect environment in which to do that. and i think that's the bar that mitt romney has to sort of get above. >> i don't know about you, but i'm getting excited for this debate. it's going to be coming up in a couple three hours or so. thanks, gloria. thanks very much. >>> he stayed out of sight for months. up next, congressman jesse jackson jr., he speaks. can orencia help? could your "i want" become "i can"? talk to your doctor. orencia reduces many ra symptoms like pain, morning stiffness and progression of joint damage. it's helped new ra patients and those not helped enough by other treatments. do not take orencia with another biolo
what about romney? >> i think romney has to talk to those middle class voters who say he doesn't care about or understand my problems. by about a three to one or a two to one margin, the president does better than mitt romney on that. and it's very important, when you have an economy like this, that people believe you care about and understand their problems. this is a perfect environment in which to do that. and i think that's the bar that mitt romney has to sort of get above. >> i...
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that would get governor romney there. then the governor romney's most reasonable scenario is to take ohio. no republican has ever won without i9. if governor romney can get those votes plus virginia around north carolina, that would get him to 266. over here in the east, he would need just one more. any one of the remaining states, if governor romney can do florida, virginia, north carolina and ohio, any one of the remaining states would put him over the top. that's what makes this one so, so important. so if he does that, then he's got a pretty interesting terrain. he's competitive in colorado, this one tends to be leaning democratic. the romney campaign says it's competitive, but consistent polling in the wisconsin. this one here, romney campaign says it's competitive, let's for hypothetical let's say that's a safer pick to give that to the president. i'm going to take it back and make it a tossup state again. i was in colorado recently. this is a true toss-up. for the sake of argument say governor romney gets that. the
that would get governor romney there. then the governor romney's most reasonable scenario is to take ohio. no republican has ever won without i9. if governor romney can get those votes plus virginia around north carolina, that would get him to 266. over here in the east, he would need just one more. any one of the remaining states, if governor romney can do florida, virginia, north carolina and ohio, any one of the remaining states would put him over the top. that's what makes this one so, so...
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but we didn't have myth romney. we had mitt romney. and he did the democrats a favor, not the state. after four consecutive republican elections, when mitt romney ran for re-election -- his term was up, he was afraid to run for re-election. letting the lieutenant governor take a fall and the republicans haven't won a major election in statewide office since. it's a state office. well, if we didn't get the job experience and we can't look to the past to be reassured, let's look to the future. you know there are a lot of romneys. there's the romney who was going to be better on gay rights than ted kennedy. there was the romney for climate change. and now there's a romney who believes it's a myth, to coin the phrase. but let's look at what we have from the mitt romney who's running for president. he has now basically committed himself to repeat every failed and mistaken policy that the republican party implored to bring our country into the greatest recession in years in which they have followed to try to retard its recovery. and there's
but we didn't have myth romney. we had mitt romney. and he did the democrats a favor, not the state. after four consecutive republican elections, when mitt romney ran for re-election -- his term was up, he was afraid to run for re-election. letting the lieutenant governor take a fall and the republicans haven't won a major election in statewide office since. it's a state office. well, if we didn't get the job experience and we can't look to the past to be reassured, let's look to the future....
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romney. why do you think you haven't been vetted? >> oh, i think i've probably been pretty well vetted. >> you think you have? >> i think they know more about me than just anybody. and, you know, look, when you're in the ring and slugging away, they know everything about us. and, you know, we have a pretty good idea of what they're about too. i don't think that's part of it. look, governor romney has a right to pick who he feels comfortable with, someone he has confidence in, someone he has a good, strong relationship with and that he can build upon. that's a personal decision. and i trust governor romney will make a very good one. >> what is your relationship with him now? and do you think you ought to get a speaking role at the rnc convention? >> you know, we've been in communication with the romney campaign. they have been nothing but receptive in things we've asked what we can do and things they've asked us to do. i have no doubt that we'll have some role at the convention. and as you kno
romney. why do you think you haven't been vetted? >> oh, i think i've probably been pretty well vetted. >> you think you have? >> i think they know more about me than just anybody. and, you know, look, when you're in the ring and slugging away, they know everything about us. and, you know, we have a pretty good idea of what they're about too. i don't think that's part of it. look, governor romney has a right to pick who he feels comfortable with, someone he has confidence in,...
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romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> jack's joining us again with the cafferty file. jack. >> big day tomorrow. the question is what can mitt romney do to win that first debate. gary writes from california, i'd like to hear both candidates explain specifically how they would correct our current financial problems. we're staring at a virtual financial armageddon and nobody seems to want to talk about it. i don't get it. william writes from washington, every time romney says in the debate that he's for the 100%, the number 47 will flash across most people's minds. nora writes from texas, he needs to look presidential, act presidential and talk like he believes what he's saying. if he doesn't sound
romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> jack's joining us again with the cafferty file. jack....
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romney is talking about. still, one last point here, joe, even when you consider that this is the real problem, that you're comparing this 47% to this 47% and in fact there may be a lot of republicans over here, even if you do all of that, there's one last thing that while democrats may crow about this and say mr. romney has insulted a whole bunch of people and made them angry, this is one last thing i think you have to look at in this. look at this recent survey by gallup. this found 54% of people even right now still think that the government is doing too much for people. and those folks may be more inclined to buy into mr. romney's comments than most democrats are. they may in fact say, yeah, when he's talking about victims, he's not talking about us even if we're getting benefits. the question on how he decides to spin that, that's going to be the measure of it i think, joe. >> everybody thinks that 47% doesn't apply to them. thanks so much for that, tom foreman. >>> a different target in the middle east
romney is talking about. still, one last point here, joe, even when you consider that this is the real problem, that you're comparing this 47% to this 47% and in fact there may be a lot of republicans over here, even if you do all of that, there's one last thing that while democrats may crow about this and say mr. romney has insulted a whole bunch of people and made them angry, this is one last thing i think you have to look at in this. look at this recent survey by gallup. this found 54% of...
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governor romney with a slight edge 48% to 46%. again, that's a statistical tie well within the margin of error. the auto bailout is one of the things the president thinks will help him here in ohio. you heard him mention that in this speech. look at this in the industrial northern part of the state, across northern ohio where you have many auto-related direct factory plants, the president leads 52% to 45%. some evidence there especially among white blue collar workers the president is doing better than he might have done otherwise without the auto bailout. what was fascinating four years ago when you visited where i am, you knew at this time the race was over because the president then-senator obama was doing so well here. look at our poll numbers here from cincinnati and the southwest part of the state. governor romney ahead 52% to 47% in a region that is absolutely essential to republicans if they are to win a close statewide election here. we visited both campaign headquarters today in the cincinnati area. everyone concedes it
governor romney with a slight edge 48% to 46%. again, that's a statistical tie well within the margin of error. the auto bailout is one of the things the president thinks will help him here in ohio. you heard him mention that in this speech. look at this in the industrial northern part of the state, across northern ohio where you have many auto-related direct factory plants, the president leads 52% to 45%. some evidence there especially among white blue collar workers the president is doing...
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i know mitt romney. i know the moderate mitt romney. but the last six years he's been running for president. and he's been anything but moderate. he has been the one who can win the republican nomination by being to the right of newt gingrich, to the right of santorum. and now once he has the nomination, he says, no, actually i'm going to spend more money than the current administration. i am going to blow the deficit up even larger. and by the way, all republicans, almost all republicans nationwide said we want to repeal row-wade and now says actually if you elect me, no chance. >> if we get too much caught up on him being moderate or being conservative, i'm not sure that the democrats taking advantage. where they've taken advantage is show him as someone without a consistent point of view willing to say anything because the president has to be someone who makes tough decisions even when they're unpop ulular. we'll see if that plays out. >> the bottom line he is more conservative than president obama. >> are you sure? >> absolutely. an
i know mitt romney. i know the moderate mitt romney. but the last six years he's been running for president. and he's been anything but moderate. he has been the one who can win the republican nomination by being to the right of newt gingrich, to the right of santorum. and now once he has the nomination, he says, no, actually i'm going to spend more money than the current administration. i am going to blow the deficit up even larger. and by the way, all republicans, almost all republicans...
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mitt romney is up on that. he's going back to what he has always billed as his strength and that's the economy. which he sees as the president's weakness. so it's like he's really blown this and here's what i would do. it's what attracted people to him in the first place. >> so is it more designed to, you know, enthuse the base, their respective bases out there? or to win over these independent still undecided voters? >> you know, i think we're talking about such a small -- in large part both of them are stirring up their certain voters which includes their base. but the people are going to vote for them. there's some independent stuff in there of course. but mainly this is now, you know, going forward on the premise that most people have made up their minds. that those swing voters are such a small group that, yes, we heard the stuff about and i'm going to work bipartisan, i'll have people in my office from the other party every week. that's swing vote independent talk. and you need those independents, both of
mitt romney is up on that. he's going back to what he has always billed as his strength and that's the economy. which he sees as the president's weakness. so it's like he's really blown this and here's what i would do. it's what attracted people to him in the first place. >> so is it more designed to, you know, enthuse the base, their respective bases out there? or to win over these independent still undecided voters? >> you know, i think we're talking about such a small -- in large...
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excuse me, romney. i think he's been more energi energized. >> he's been energized by paul ryan's inclusion on the ticket. i think that's fair. >> it's more energy than we've seen out of him recently. the question this hour is how often do you think about the presidential election? like we give you any chance to think about anything else. e than in north carolina, i give the president election constant thought because this election's either going to make or break america. if you can break it anymore. rilely, very little. after the election not much will change. most of the same representatives and senators will be back doing nothing. so why think about it? ed in harrisburg, this year america's at a cross roads of deciding what sort of country we're going to be down the road. and the choices are now very clear. i'm thinking about this constantly, continually. we've kicked the can down the road long enough. we now can no longer pay the piper. we need bold, radical changes, shared sacrifice and revised exp
excuse me, romney. i think he's been more energi energized. >> he's been energized by paul ryan's inclusion on the ticket. i think that's fair. >> it's more energy than we've seen out of him recently. the question this hour is how often do you think about the presidential election? like we give you any chance to think about anything else. e than in north carolina, i give the president election constant thought because this election's either going to make or break america. if you can...
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and that's romney's problem. he is boxedin beuse he was the one who passed universal health care in achusetts. now we have it nationa ankee erick who desperatelyto s a republican president are going, oh, my god, here he goes again. >> go ahead, erick. >> yep. well, i keep a little airpla he front pocket in front of me for times like this. i remember a lot of republican candidates saying it's going to be hard for him to make the case on obama care. we're finding that wis. i think he's probably a little bend in the swing states. but i think he can do it. he needs to getoverthis trying to be l ad focuon getti the job done. people want a solution. they don't lik the guy right now. >> i'm looking forward the presidenti dwn they debate health .re the back and forth between president obama and governor romney on this issue will be i think fascinating. we'll look forward to that. >> yeah, erick's not. trust me. >> i'm looking forward to seeing how they debate. health care's a very important subject. >> yes, it is nk very
and that's romney's problem. he is boxedin beuse he was the one who passed universal health care in achusetts. now we have it nationa ankee erick who desperatelyto s a republican president are going, oh, my god, here he goes again. >> go ahead, erick. >> yep. well, i keep a little airpla he front pocket in front of me for times like this. i remember a lot of republican candidates saying it's going to be hard for him to make the case on obama care. we're finding that wis. i think...
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romney needs it. the president would like to keep it. >> we're hearing so many of these reports there could be recounts like in 2000. one of candidates could win the popular vote, lose the electoral college vote. there are intriguing possibilities out there. >> you mention 2000. this has happened four times in our history. of course the most recent time was 12 years ago where al gore actually won in the popular vote. george w. bush became the president of the united states because of 537 votes in florida. again people think the map this year will be more like this. romney will do better in a lot of these states. some people think it's possible romney ekes out a popular win. it's so close it could go the other way too. the president could win the popular vote. is it likely to happen? both campaigns say probably not. because tgs so close it's possible. we've got a lot of lawyers standing by in case of a recount, other morning after question. >> a lot of lawyers are standing by as well. you were in ohio,
romney needs it. the president would like to keep it. >> we're hearing so many of these reports there could be recounts like in 2000. one of candidates could win the popular vote, lose the electoral college vote. there are intriguing possibilities out there. >> you mention 2000. this has happened four times in our history. of course the most recent time was 12 years ago where al gore actually won in the popular vote. george w. bush became the president of the united states because...
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if governor romney won everything else, wouldn't be enough. >> what does it say to you that the romney campaign isn't spending money in pennsylvania or michigan. >> very interesting. republican super pacs, not the romney campaign, but republican super pacs were advertising in pennsylvania and michigan some in the spring and summer essentially trying to see if they can move the numbers. the question, does it go back in? when you have the conventions, they let the dust settle and poll again and see if they can move the numbers. michigan especially. mitt romney was born there. pennsylvania's a very tough state for republicans. michigan, some states show it close. the fact no republicans are advertising right there tells you quite a bit that at the moment it's not as competitive. i would expect to see one more attempt at michigan. >> thanks very much. in the next hour we'll hear from the former president bill clinton speaking in miami. we'll have live coverage in "the situation room." >>> is there a spoiler lurking in this presidential race? at least in a few state sns we're taking a close
if governor romney won everything else, wouldn't be enough. >> what does it say to you that the romney campaign isn't spending money in pennsylvania or michigan. >> very interesting. republican super pacs, not the romney campaign, but republican super pacs were advertising in pennsylvania and michigan some in the spring and summer essentially trying to see if they can move the numbers. the question, does it go back in? when you have the conventions, they let the dust settle and poll...
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and even some republicans have been pressuring romney to do the same, because they believe if romney releases these tax returns, then this issue will ju go away. so now you have jim messina, who's the president's campaign manager, firing off a letter to pa, "governor ry gn, saying in apntly frshamore he o ers, theoreur campaign will demthat h provid. so i am preped torovide asrancesn just that point. if the governor will release five years of returns, i commit in turn that we will not criticize him for not releasing more." they say he won't criticize him in ads, they won't criticize him in any commentary. but matt rhodes is dismissing this letter, writing in part, "it is clear that president obama wants nothing more than to talk about governor romney's tax returns instead of the issues that matter to voters, like putting americans back to work, fixing the economy, and reining in spending." the romney campaign, they have said time and time again, that this is not an issue. that what mitt romney wants to focus on is how he can go out there and create jobs for the millions of americans
and even some republicans have been pressuring romney to do the same, because they believe if romney releases these tax returns, then this issue will ju go away. so now you have jim messina, who's the president's campaign manager, firing off a letter to pa, "governor ry gn, saying in apntly frshamore he o ers, theoreur campaign will demthat h provid. so i am preped torovide asrancesn just that point. if the governor will release five years of returns, i commit in turn that we will not...
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if you look at what -- >> clarify, romney campaign? >> romney campaign. as the first lady said, there's still hope. if you look at what the president has done in the course of the last couple years, he inherited an economy that was shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs a month. he has created more than 4 million jobs. the economy is growing instead of shrinking, the auto industry was saved, the financial industry was saved, the war in iraq was ended, the war in afghanistan is on the road to ending. osama bin laden is no longer a threat to this country, you know, and you look at all of the things that happened in this country, there wasn't a lot of time for the president to go out and do press conferences, interviews, town halls to explain all of the different things he was doing and what impact it was having on the lives of americans. the president would be the first person to tell you there's a lot more work to be done in the economy, no doubt about that. for the president to say he wished he had more time to speak with the american people talking about
if you look at what -- >> clarify, romney campaign? >> romney campaign. as the first lady said, there's still hope. if you look at what the president has done in the course of the last couple years, he inherited an economy that was shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs a month. he has created more than 4 million jobs. the economy is growing instead of shrinking, the auto industry was saved, the financial industry was saved, the war in iraq was ended, the war in afghanistan is on...
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governor romney at 46%. heading in to the convention, a dead heat among likely voters and just before the republican convention, a slight edge for the president. a tie, a tie to a lead for the president plus six dow in the latest poll. a huge gender gap for the president but look at this, governor romney led among men. in the new poll, wolf, a tie essentially. a one-point lead for the president. last week you see the lead here. governor romney with a 12-point lead among men. you want the look at what's driving us beyond that. look at the key issues in the poll. we pop it out. takes a nudge here. if you look here, who's best in touch with the problems by the middle class? a key question in the election. look at this. among likely voters post democratic convention, the president with a 20-point lead on the big question. heading in to the convention, up just six points. democrats scored big. another big one here, which candidate most shares your values. likely voters, wolf. the president with an edge now, a sev
governor romney at 46%. heading in to the convention, a dead heat among likely voters and just before the republican convention, a slight edge for the president. a tie, a tie to a lead for the president plus six dow in the latest poll. a huge gender gap for the president but look at this, governor romney led among men. in the new poll, wolf, a tie essentially. a one-point lead for the president. last week you see the lead here. governor romney with a 12-point lead among men. you want the look...
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romney. in battleground virginia, both president obama and mitt romney pulled out the heavy artillery before a group of veterans, romney slammed the president for the massive defense cuts part of the fiscal cliff coming at the end of the year. >> it is still a troubled and dangerous world. and the idea of cutting our military commitment by a trillion dollars over this decade is unthinkable. and devastating. and when i become president of the united states, we will stop it. i will not cut our commitment to our military. >> the president once again blasted romney's hidden camera comments on the 47% of americans he dubbed victims of government dependence. >> i don't think we can get very far with leaders who writeoff half the nation as a bunch of victims who never take responsibility for their own lives. >> 47% of the people vote for the president no matter what. who -- >> the obama campaign turned romney's secretly recorded remarks into a devastating new ad claiming the gop nominee's words unde
romney. in battleground virginia, both president obama and mitt romney pulled out the heavy artillery before a group of veterans, romney slammed the president for the massive defense cuts part of the fiscal cliff coming at the end of the year. >> it is still a troubled and dangerous world. and the idea of cutting our military commitment by a trillion dollars over this decade is unthinkable. and devastating. and when i become president of the united states, we will stop it. i will not cut...
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mitt romney and paul ryan and ann romney all came paining around the state. vice president biden will be there as well. and it's the sight of the final presidential debate on monday. let's go to our national political correspondent. romney and ryan have a rally this evening, hi, jim. >> one end of the i-4 corridor. the ultimate swing area for what is the ultimate swing state, and even though it's a little early, we're starting to hear the makingings of the closing arguments from both campaigns. president obama saying mitt romney doesn't have a core, and romney saying the president doesn't have a plan. >> while mitt romney prepared for his final debate with president obama, his running mate, paul ryan, travelled across florida testing out the campaign's message for the next battle to come. >> president obama is not telling you what his second term plan would be. he's not sayin that he's offering anything new. all he is offering is four more years of the same. >> we have to work on a collaborative basis. >> another part of that swing state pitch can be found in
mitt romney and paul ryan and ann romney all came paining around the state. vice president biden will be there as well. and it's the sight of the final presidential debate on monday. let's go to our national political correspondent. romney and ryan have a rally this evening, hi, jim. >> one end of the i-4 corridor. the ultimate swing area for what is the ultimate swing state, and even though it's a little early, we're starting to hear the makingings of the closing arguments from both...
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mitt romney is right to point that out. and liz cheney, daughter of former vice president dick cheney wrote in "the wall street journal," apologizing for america, appeasing our enemies, abandoning our allies and slashing our military are hallmarks of mr. obama's foreign policy. columnist neuman was critical of how defended initial remarks at a news kmps. >> at one point he had a certain slight grimace on his face and i thought he looked like richard nixon. >> reporter: arizona senator sidestepped romney's handling of the issue on cnn. >> the whole tick tok back and forth is not something i'm totally aware of or care too much about. >> would you advise him to say that? >> listen, the one thing i don't do because i'm the loser is advise people -- ter: senior r ain. vild cnnn confident that this controversy will blow over. the question though is whether there will be blow back from voters. but that strategist i talked to, wolf, said to romney's criticism of the president highlights as what he described as big differences in th
mitt romney is right to point that out. and liz cheney, daughter of former vice president dick cheney wrote in "the wall street journal," apologizing for america, appeasing our enemies, abandoning our allies and slashing our military are hallmarks of mr. obama's foreign policy. columnist neuman was critical of how defended initial remarks at a news kmps. >> at one point he had a certain slight grimace on his face and i thought he looked like richard nixon. >> reporter:...
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and that man is mitt romney. there's not much time left and the future of our country is at stake. >> here's the question. he was widely ridiculed. >> right. >> -- as a result of talking to the empty chair. >> there was no chair in that ad. >> no chair. i didn't see a chair there, but he was widely panned. a lot of republicans themselves thought it was inappropriate especially coming after that excellent film portraying mitt romney getting the stage set for mitt romney and then all of a sudden he starts rambling in front of a chair for 12 or 13 or 14 -- >> right. >> -- why do they use him? >> well, of course this republican focus group is clint eastwood and saying all of us in the media were completely obsessive about clint eastwood. they focus grouped it and tested off the charts and this particular ad in important states, florida and ohio, did very well for them. they believe he's not your run of the mill celebrity. they believe clint eastwood is iconic, that he will appeal to republican voters in swing states
and that man is mitt romney. there's not much time left and the future of our country is at stake. >> here's the question. he was widely ridiculed. >> right. >> -- as a result of talking to the empty chair. >> there was no chair in that ad. >> no chair. i didn't see a chair there, but he was widely panned. a lot of republicans themselves thought it was inappropriate especially coming after that excellent film portraying mitt romney getting the stage set for mitt...
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solid mitt romney, leading romney. you have more battle, 237 solid leaning obama, 206 for mitt romney. you see more midwest tossups. why are we moving it? the new poll one of the reasons. want to make it clear. look at the new poll numbers. the president is leading in wisconsin, but very narrow, within the margin of error. that leads to a statistic cal dead heat in wisconsin. from the poll numbers and reporting, i was in the state a couple days this week, ryan is having a factor. here is one of the reasons. the president has good favorability. they're confident he will carry in the end. paul ryan has a higher favorability than his boss, mitt romney. moving to tossup status. the poll one of the reasons. talk to obama campaign, republican activists, they say their numbers are tightening. without a doubt, democrats think they'll win it in the end, but ryan is maybe a point or more impact. they, too, consider wisconsin a tossup battleground. >> let's talk about how this will effect the race in the electoral college. >> swi
solid mitt romney, leading romney. you have more battle, 237 solid leaning obama, 206 for mitt romney. you see more midwest tossups. why are we moving it? the new poll one of the reasons. want to make it clear. look at the new poll numbers. the president is leading in wisconsin, but very narrow, within the margin of error. that leads to a statistic cal dead heat in wisconsin. from the poll numbers and reporting, i was in the state a couple days this week, ryan is having a factor. here is one of...
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>> wolf, mitt romney went bold. doing what many conservatives wanted him to do, naming paul ryan his running mate. a lot of people view ryan as a game changing selection, with both republicans and democrats cheering the choice. it's yet to be seen if ryan will make voters more or less likely to vote for mitt romney. ryan's weaknesses are pretty evident. his budget plan of drastic spending cuts include significant changes to social security and medicare. try selling that to elderly voters in florida. it also gives democrats ammunition to play on the same voters' fears, that the social programs they rely on coulbe plus, ryan hirtualo expeence in the sector, e psint hes snt almost 14 years in ngress, aareer politician, at a time when the public is pretty sick of washington. but 's secon of ryan also has a lo of benefits. for starters, while voters are sick of washington insiders, they tend to reward politicians taking risk and push fr real change. see barack obama in 2008 or new jersey's governor chris chris e christie
>> wolf, mitt romney went bold. doing what many conservatives wanted him to do, naming paul ryan his running mate. a lot of people view ryan as a game changing selection, with both republicans and democrats cheering the choice. it's yet to be seen if ryan will make voters more or less likely to vote for mitt romney. ryan's weaknesses are pretty evident. his budget plan of drastic spending cuts include significant changes to social security and medicare. try selling that to elderly voters...
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ann romney's job was to tell people something they didn't know about mitt romney. michelle obama's job tonight is to remind people of what they already like about her and about her husband and about the obama family. so they're doing the same thing, but they're coming from a different direction. >> i think the argument she can do to help him. there's been this sort of idea that he's a lazy guy. he's a golf player. he's not showing up for work. i know for sure -- i know for a fact he does show up and works very, very hard. i think she can humanize that. she can tell you, let me tell you what it looks like when he comes to the east wing. get people inside of that. this is her last convention speech as the first lady -- well, she'll come back hopefully in two years, but the first lady in the middle of an election campaign for her husband. i think it's a beautiful, beautiful moment for her. >> has anybody on our panel met michelle obama? >> i have. once or twice. >> what was your reaction like? van, i want your impression too. >> the governor lost. >> my wife just wave
ann romney's job was to tell people something they didn't know about mitt romney. michelle obama's job tonight is to remind people of what they already like about her and about her husband and about the obama family. so they're doing the same thing, but they're coming from a different direction. >> i think the argument she can do to help him. there's been this sort of idea that he's a lazy guy. he's a golf player. he's not showing up for work. i know for sure -- i know for a fact he does...
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romney's next stop in israel is also no accident. republicans have hammered president obama for his tense relationship with israeli prime minister netanyahu, something a jewish gop group plays up in a new ad. >> he's going to place israel in a position where they're in danger. >> reporter: the president's campaign argues senator obama covered more ground during his foreign trip exactly four years ago. his stop in germany drew over 200,000 people. romney likely won't run across the same crowds, but he can find one of his signs by heading over to london's romney street where one of his bumper stickers is now on full display. besides meeting with foreign leaders and going to the olympics, mitt romney is also scheduled to attend some fundraisers seeking some of that campaign gold he'll need for the long marathon to november. wolf. >> and he's going to be delivering a few major speeches on this trip. i assume something islondon, is? >> reporter: we're expecting him to meet with various british officials tomorrow. he'll meet with british p
romney's next stop in israel is also no accident. republicans have hammered president obama for his tense relationship with israeli prime minister netanyahu, something a jewish gop group plays up in a new ad. >> he's going to place israel in a position where they're in danger. >> reporter: the president's campaign argues senator obama covered more ground during his foreign trip exactly four years ago. his stop in germany drew over 200,000 people. romney likely won't run across the...
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did romney say? >> reporter: well, wolf, from mideast policy to national defense cuts to the issue of integrity effectively, that is what mitt romney hit the president on. more sering rhetoric than we've ever heard before. and it was very careful to hit the issue jack was just talking about, the issue they think inside the romney campaign can hurt the most is credibility and trust. >> this congress is contempti e contemptible. it betrays our national interest. >> reporter: foreign policy is not a top priority for voters this year. so mitt romney decided to pummel the president on an issue they do care about, trust and credibility. >> exactly who in the white house betrayed these secrets? >> reporter: romney used his speech to blast the president for a series of national security leaks romney said were politically driven to help the president. hanging his stepped up attacks on new comments from the democratic senate intelligence chairwoman diane finestein. >> i think the white house has to understand
did romney say? >> reporter: well, wolf, from mideast policy to national defense cuts to the issue of integrity effectively, that is what mitt romney hit the president on. more sering rhetoric than we've ever heard before. and it was very careful to hit the issue jack was just talking about, the issue they think inside the romney campaign can hurt the most is credibility and trust. >> this congress is contempti e contemptible. it betrays our national interest. >> reporter:...
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romney not so much. king in massachusetts writes, to play in best, kerry's going to have to add that nervous, uncomfortable laugh that mitt makes during his campaign stops whenever he runs into regular people or sees regular food, like donuts and homemade cookies. russ in pennsylvania writes, i think they starred in the movie "twins" with kerry playing the short dude. in the end they both made money. and ken in california, good choice, but aren't they overestimating romney's abilities? maybe they should get dan quail instead. tough. if you want to read more about this, got some funny stuff, go to the blog, cnn.com/caffertyfile or through our post on "the situation room" facebook page. wolf. >> jack, thank you. >>> anger in "the situation room" happening now, breaking news. the ousted egyptian president, hosni mubarak, reportedly suffers a stroke as his country erupts into political chaos with thousands fighting what some fear could be a losing battle for democracy. also, a dramatic political showdown unf
romney not so much. king in massachusetts writes, to play in best, kerry's going to have to add that nervous, uncomfortable laugh that mitt makes during his campaign stops whenever he runs into regular people or sees regular food, like donuts and homemade cookies. russ in pennsylvania writes, i think they starred in the movie "twins" with kerry playing the short dude. in the end they both made money. and ken in california, good choice, but aren't they overestimating romney's...